them as well as what may be directed by a court martial — pay due previous to desertion is without discrimination forfei[ted] [undecipherable: I am Y]^rs Peter Hayne n Clk Nicholas Fish Esq^r Accountants Office Supervisor New York August 7^th 179[8] Sir, The Treasurer of the United States will remit you the sum of Six hundred twenty two Dollars & [undecipherable], to be paid to Cap^t Frederick Frye at Governors Island, being for [p?] subsistence & forage of the Officers & pay of the non commissioned Officers & Privates of the [undecipherable] Detachment under his command to this 31 July 1798 for which sum you will as usual take the necessary receipts — [undecipherable: I am] & J. Hagner n Clk. Cap^t John Henry Accountants Office New York August 7^th 1[79] Sir, I have received your letter of this 6 Ins[t] enclosing a list of receipts for Bounties paid your Recruits which wi[ll] be filed subject to a future settlement — On enquiry at the War Office [undecipherable: I am] infor[med] that you are not authorized to Muster your Recruits — On a represent[ation] from you to the Secretary of War, he will no doubt direct who shal[l]